Owens & Minor Recognized by Premier, Inc. for Operational Excellence
July 09 2015 - 12:15PM
Business Wire
Owens & Minor (NYSE-OMI) is pleased to announce that it is a
winner of Premier, Inc.’s Supplier Legacy Award for the second
consecutive year, and that its subsidiary, Medical Action
Industries Inc., is a first-time winner of the Supplier Legacy
Award. The Supplier Legacy Award was established by Premier in
2014.
Owens & Minor, along with Medical Action which was acquired
by Owens & Minor in 2014, were each recognized for their
long-standing support of Premier members through exceptional local
customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical
excellence, and commitment to lower costs.
“We are very pleased that Owens & Minor and Medical Action
were recognized by the Premier members for our exceptional
attention to the needs of our customers,” said P. Cody Phipps,
president & chief executive officer of Owens & Minor.
“Serving the day-to-day supply chain and logistics requirements of
our healthcare provider customers is an integral part of our
strategy and culture. We aim to create value for our customers by
providing excellent service and innovative solutions at every
step.”
Owens & Minor and Medical Action accepted the awards at
Premier’s 2015 Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in National
Harbor, Maryland on June 24.
“Owens & Minor and Medical Action have supported Premier
members for years by offering valuable products and services that
help to lower supply chain costs and improve operating
efficiencies,” said Durral R. Gilbert, president of supply chain
services, Premier. “They’ve also supported alliance members during
periods of increased need at a local level. We’re honored to
recognize them as a Legacy Award recipients.”
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc. is a leading healthcare improvement company,
uniting an alliance of approximately 3,400 U.S. hospitals and
110,000 other providers to transform healthcare. With integrated
data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and
advisory and other services, Premier enables better care and
outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly
evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to
co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way
care is delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., Premier is passionate about transforming American
healthcare. Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites
on www.premierinc.com.
About Owens & Minor, Inc.
Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) is a leading healthcare logistics
company dedicated to Connecting the World of Medical Products to
the Point of CareTM by providing vital supply chain services to
healthcare providers and manufacturers of healthcare products.
Owens & Minor provides logistics services across the spectrum
of medical products from disposable medical supplies to devices and
implants. With logistics platforms strategically located in the
United States and Europe, Owens & Minor serves markets where
three quarters of global healthcare spending occurs. Owens &
Minor’s customers span the healthcare market from independent
hospitals to large integrated healthcare networks, as well as group
purchasing organizations, healthcare products manufacturers, and
the federal government. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor is
headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and has annualized revenues
exceeding $9 billion. For more information about Owens & Minor,
visit the company website at www.owens-minor.com.
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